Sunday, February 10, 2013

Claudia Mitchell First Woman to have Robo-Bionic Arm

It was a bad memorable moment on 2004 that Claudia Mitchell, lost her arm in motorcycle crash. Now, she has been ROBOTAGGED as first woman to have a bionic arm, an arm prostheric limb(more useful and natural artificial limbs for amputees)that she can control using her mind.A Prosthesis is a prototype developed by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago multi-lab
is one of the most advanced prosthetic arms developed to date. Funded
by DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) worth nearly $50
million.

A first-generation bionic arm "has changed my life dramatically," said
Claudia Mitchell of Ellicott City, who lost her arm in a motorcycle
accident. She can now do "all kinds of daily tasks." (By Dayna Smith --
The Washington Post)